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SC man suspected in 2 killings found dead

An 86-year-old man suspected of killing two women found in a Westminster home has been found dead at a state mental facility in Columbia.
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Ford's attorney seeks dismissal of ethics charges

Sen. Robert Ford's attorney said Wednesday that ethics allegations against the Charleston Democrat should be thrown out because he didn't realize he was under investigation.
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Coroner: Man on SC death row committed suicide

Authorities say a 46-year-old man on death row for killing a fellow inmate killed himself.
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2 bounty hunters among 4 arrested in Eutawville

Four people, including two bounty hunters, have been arrested at a Eutawville home.
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SC court: Some can challenge lifetime monitoring

People convicted of child-sex crimes in South Carolina should have the right to challenge rulings ordering them to be electronically monitored for life, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday.
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Duke Energy's SC lakes plan in gets public airing

Duke Energy is airing the deals the country's largest electric company has made with local groups to gain South Carolina support for a new dams operating license
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Divided SC State trustees OK president's $330K pay

South Carolina State University trustees have offered new president Thomas Elzey a salary of $330,000 a year, but several trustees say that is too much money.
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Service set after man dies day after wedding

A memorial service is this weekend for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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NH man arrested as fugitive in South Carolina

The U.S. Marshals say a New Hampshire man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been found and arrested in South Carolina.
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W.Va.'s local-food movement a model for Appalachia

With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian ...